Hundreds gather for funeral of Ohio youth shot by cop

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Published 3:18 pm, Saturday, September 24, 2016

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Mourners exit funeral services for Tyre King, the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was fatally shot by Columbus police, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Police say Officer Bryan Mason shot Tyre on Sept. 14 after the boy ran from investigators and pulled out a BB gun that looked like a real firearm. less

Mourners exit funeral services for Tyre King, the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was fatally shot by Columbus police, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Police say Officer Bryan ... more

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COLUMBUS, Ohio >> Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of a 13-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by a Columbus police officer investigating a report of an armed robbery.

A hearse carried Tyre King’s body to a cemetery where he was laid to rest on Saturday following the funeral and visitation services at a Columbus church.

Police say Officer Bryan Mason shot Tyre on Sept. 14 after the boy ran from investigators and pulled out a BB gun that looked like a real firearm.

Evidence in the shooting investigation will be presented to a grand jury to determine if the officer’s actions were justified or charges are warranted.

Tyre’s family has called for an independent investigation.

The family’s attorneys say the eighth-grader played sports and was in a young scholars program.